Article
Use of Matrigel in culture affects cell phenotype and gene expression in the first trimester trophoblast cell line HTR8/SVneo.
Placenta - 1 Jul 2012
Highet A R, Zhang V J, Heinemann G K, Roberts C T
Abstract excerpt
There is inconsistent use of Matrigel for experiments with the HTR8/SVneo first trimester trophoblast and other cell lines. We quantified the effects of Matrigel on the expression of genes considered to be markers of extravillous cytotrophoblast (EVT) differentiation and invasive potential. Culture on Matrigel promoted formation of "endothelial-like" tubes and reduced mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
